Re: On properties, use object instead?

Mark Hahn wrote:
> "Mukhsein Johari" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> I'm not sure if objects have set_, get_ methods but if
>> they did, we would not need prop keyword to implement
>> properties.
>>
>> Simply (using the example in the tutorial wiki):
>>
>>>> object Widget:
>> ...    price = 76
>> ...    tax   = 2.12
>> ...
>> 2.12
>>>> w = Widget()
>> <Object:c08db8>
>>>> w.tax
>> 2.12
>>>> with Widget:
>> ...    object tax:        # change tax to a 'property'
>> ...       def get_():     # define get_ method
>> ...          return self.price * 0.03
>
> Yes, that would work.  I was just using "prop" for syntax sugar and
> readability.
>
> Comments?  votes?

OOPS!  Correction.  It would have to be:

   with Widget:
        object tax(Property):        # change tax to a 'property'
             def get_():                   # define get_ method
                  return self.price * 0.03

Otherwise it would have the problem that Lenard pointed out.